The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-12

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New York banker, drew rich prize in
the matrimonial lottery. Among her
wedding presents were four checks
one for $4,000 another for $40, 900,
and two for $1,000.
Gen. Kaulbars, the cars minister of
mischief in Bulgaria, is tall. stoop-
ing, bony man with low, soft voice.
He speaks several languages, writes
poetry, is an amateur entomologist, and
is charming companion and member
of society.
Mrs. Clarissa Cox is the oldest in
habitant of Wakefield, Mass. She is 95
years old, has eight children four of
whom are over 40 years old, twenty
five grandchildren, twenty-five great
| grandchildren, and one great-great-
grandchlld.
| George Gould and his wife will live
at the Windsor Hotel, having five rooms
| on the second floor, for which he paws
$500 per week. This is pretty good
| price for young man who is obliged to
toll at his desk till midnight in order
to make ends meet.
Recently New York girl of Is, who
| had taken lessons in First Aid to the
Injured" was in Fallsburgh N. Y,
when boy was thrown from wagon
| and his leg broken. She at once put
her knowledge into use, set the leg, and
he is recovering fast.
Register Rosecrans has discovered
that by the peculiar system of book
| keeping used in the Treasury Depart
! ment, John Adams, the second presi-
dent, is a technical defaulter to the
United States for over $4,000, while
Lafayette is also short several thousands
| in his accounts.
The old railroad bridge which has
| stood the wind and rain for forty years
| at Bradford, VT, has been torn down
| and replaced by new one. The form
er was built of old-growth pine cut
from the adjoining hills, while the new
one is erected of Canadian spruce and a
few timbers of southern pine.
Mr.. j. o. King. of Jacksonville, ILL.,,
has perfected an arrangement by which
the lights in any part of the city can be
| extlnguished from the gas-works by the
reduction of pressure. If ne should in
vent continuance TO reduce the press
ure OF the gas companies upon the
| pocket books, consumers might not
| think he was j. o. King.
Miss Nellie F. Shedd, of Poughkeep-
sic, n. T.. who now receives a salary
of 81, 800, is the highest paid lady in the
Interior Department. She is a steno-
grapher and typewriter, and has been
in the department sixteen years. This
Shedd would be handsome addition to
the domicile of some impecunious clerk
of the male persuasion.
Cream-white, rough, and ragged
edged letter paper is the latest thing in
fashion. Its names are various. The
egg-shell is among the newest. The tor
chon is of parchment fiber. The diplo-
matte and Gladstone are classed as aw-
fully swell. And there are tints, pale
cameo pink, skim-milk blue. and a deli
cate saffron that are very elegant.
George Bancroft. the historian, is now
Sc years of age. His form is thin, and
every atom of it is as tough as piece
of curled walnut By continuous exer-
| else and simple living he keeps himself
in splendid condition, and he works
right along year after year. He has
devoted nearly fifty years of hard work
to his history of the United States
u.
He is of slight stature, of medium hight,
and he walks with quick. rapid, ierky
step. His shoulders are slightly stoop-
ed, his chest is narrow. and he often
goes ahead with his head down. His
face is nervously intellectual one, and
it is covered with short whiskers of sill
very whiteness. His hair is also white
and of fine texture.
When George III. Potts, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, was in California some wears
ago. a friend offered him $1,000 worth
of stock in an Alaska gold-mine. Potts
refused to buy, because he knew moth
ing about the mine, although the friend
said it was a good thing. A few DAYS
ago the friend wrote that the s.. 600
investment was paying $1,000 cash each
month.
The 'big trees" of California will
soon be extinct. Seventeen lumber
companies, owning from 5000 to q, 900
acres of redwood forest each, are wag-
ing war of determination with all the
weapons known to the modern logging
camp. The demand for the wood is
unlimited. and all the mills are kept at
work to the limit of their capacity. The
| ed against them are swift and irresist-
| ible
A young man near Winnipeg, Mani
| toba, recently drove steer into the
| city and agreed to sell it to butcher
| for 1913. Then he sold it again to
| another party and received IS on ac-
| count Not yet satisfied, he visited yet
| another butcher, and let him have the
animal for S22 down. The parties to
whom the steer was first sold. finding
| the animal did not arrive, instituted in
| quiries, and soon discovered the true
facts of the case. The last purchaser
was congratulating himself on being in
possession when he learned that the
animal was under chattel mortgage to
a fourth party, residing out of the city.
The industrious seller will probably go
into retirement for time
| Rev. A. A. Horton is a Methodist
clergyman of Sheffield, Warren county,
Pa He was met on the railroad track
between his home and Tiona, one
night recently, having missed the last
| train at the latter place, when six stall
wart men came out from the bushes
and demanded his valuables. He hand
ed over 80 cents. Not satisfied they
searched him, and finding nothing. per-
mitted him to depart; but before pro-
ceeding on his journey he remarked:
Gentlemen-excuse the oppression
the next time you hold up a stranger
be sure he is not Methodist preacher"
Had these highwaymen been of the
right kind they would have then and
there made up a purse for him.
A nice little story comes from Maine
about . young lawyer and rich man
from Philadelphia, who met him at
Poland Spring. The rich man wanted
to send someone on whom he could rely
to Europe. He liked the young mans
appearance, and proceeded to put bis
honesty to peculiar civil-service ex-
animation. After gaining his condolences
he told him of q plan he had for max
ing money by short but very dishonest
method The young man declined TO
be party to any such arrangement
The old man pleaded that scores Of
men occupying high positions to-day
had made their start in precisely such q
way. The young man was firm as .
rock The young man is now on his
way to Europe to attend to the business
Of the rich Philadelphlan.
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